Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-13
GEoRGtA,s CAPITAL.
Supreme Court DeCisions-The Re-
quest OF Soldiers Widow.

Supreme Court DeCisiOns-The Re
quest OF Soldiers Widow.
ATLANTA, GA, March 1.-THE follow
ing Supreme Court decilons were handed
down to-day:
IL. d. Mcdaniel. Governor, VS.. the Gate
City Gas Light Company; from Fulton.
Reversed.
Harris vs. the Central railroad; from
Fulton. Reversed.
The Indiana requisiSion for W. r. Close,
of Dekalb county, arrived to-qay, but no
action will be taken till the Governor re-
turns.
Mrs. c. V. Murray, OF Johnston, s, c.,
widow of Robert Washington Murray,
wants to establish his identity as soldier
in the Mexican war so as TO draw the
pension provided by the recent act Of
Congress. Murray was a member of
| Company B.. Capt. ID. S. Dill, OF the First
| Georgia regiment, commanded by Col.
| Henry X. jackson, mustered in at Co
| lumbus, Ca, June 1S46. The survivors
| OF the command will do an act of charity
| to a poor and deserving woman by fur
nishln he desired evidence. 1t may be
| forwarded through Adjutant General
Kell.
Artillery arrived to-day and were turned
MRS, M'CLELLAN'S COUNTER BILL.
Mrs. Ida B. Mcclellan to-day filed a
petition for total divorce from Walter q.
Mcclellan. She AYERS that enc married
him with every hope of happy and per-
manent union; that Tor the past few
years he has treated her cruelty, and that
recently he threatened her life and the
lives OF her three children. She charges
that he has gone 30 far as to
reflect upon her character, and
that she can stand his cruel treatment and
abuse no longer. The petition is quite
brief, and does not specially deny the al
LEGATIONS In McClellan's libel, the salient
points of which were telegrapbed last
night. There is no reference to her al
legged relations with DIR. N. W. MaBahan,
and she does not ask for the custody of
the children. 1t is rumored to might that
DR.. Manahan will leave Atlanta to-
morrow. He is non-committal, and with
his friends is struggling to keep the scan
dal out of the local papers.
A MISSING BLONDE.
Sarah j. Brlcner, VINO hitherto has
lived with her husband on Fourtee nth
street, has disappeared and the case has
been reported TO the police, who are
searching for her. She is beautiful
blonde of only II years, and has not been
seen since yesterday at | O'Clock, when
| she was on North Sprung street. She left
| home IN the morning with the av0wed
purpose OF ylsiting her aurt, in North
| Atlanta. she wore a black cashmere
dress, red aud white shawl, large hat
with a plume, and cream -cOlored veil.
| Her husband fears foul play.
Twelve years ago Felix Il. Horne, the
Sheriff OF Whitfield county, this State,
was entrusted wIth a wagon a5d PAIR OF
mules by w. 5. Murray, Of Dalton, Ga.
| The wagon contained number of sad
dies. Horne ran of, sold all the saddles
in Georgia and Alabama and disposed OF
the wagon and mules at Okolona, Miss.
ne then made for Texas. Murray has
been seeking him In Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi and Texas for years without
etIecting his capture and has spent con-
siderable money in the search.
CAUGHT AT LAST.
Last night Murray, who now lives here,
saw Horne at the Benevolent Home, a
charitable inetitution, OF which he has
been an inmate for three months. Muir
rey swOre Out warrant this morning,
charging him with larceny after trust,
and stated that he had been fugitive
frem justice for more than ten years.
Horne was arrested and locked up. he
10 about 81 years old aud an invalid.
He hobbled lntoshis cell on crutches,
aud Is not long for this
world, but Murray proposes TO
prosecute MIN Tor stealing those mules.
When Horne ran or twelve years ago he
abandoned his vile and seven children,
'lhe youngest OF WHOM was at that time
but days old. He has done nothing for
bis family all these years. They are liv-
ing in Dalton In great poverty. He Will
DO taken TO Whitfield county and tried
for hia crImea